Every yearFebruary 1
Everything February 1 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 1 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Freedom DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | National Dark Chocolate Day | Food | |
| 03 | Change Your Password Day | Tech | |
| 04 | G.I. Joe Day | Kids & Family | |
| 05 | International Furmint Day | Beer |
| 06 | National Get Up Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | Robinson Crusoe Day | Books | |
| 08 | Spunky Old Broads Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 1 in some years.
National Woman's Heart Day — 2030
Born on February 1
Historic figures
- Boris Yeltsin1931–2007Russian politician, 1st President of Russia
- Clark Gable1901–1960American actor
- John Ford1894–1973American director and producer
- Langston Hughes1901–1967American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright
- Emilio Segrè1905–1989Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal1874–1929Austrian author, poet, and playwright
- Terry Jones1942–2020Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
- Brandon Lee1965–1993American actor and martial artist
- Lisa Marie Presley1968–2023American singer-songwriter and actress
- Stanley Matthews1915–2000English footballer and manager
Celebrities & public figures
- Harry Stylesb. 1994English singer-songwriter and actor
- Michael C. Hallb. 1971American actor and producer
- Julia Garnerb. 1994American actress
- Gabriel Batistutab. 1969Argentinian footballer
- Ronda Rouseyb. 1987American mixed martial artist
- Sherilyn Fennb. 1965American actress
- Darren Fletcherb. 1984Scottish footballer
- Princess Stéphanie of Monacob. 1965Monégasque princess
- Jihyob. 1997South Korean singer
- Brian Brobbeyb. 2002Dutch footballer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 1 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 1, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.